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The cve 2026 45850 tag covers Microsoft’s tracking of a Linux kernel IPVS vulnerability involving IPv6 extension headers and checksum validation. The flaw can affect TCP, UDP, or SCTP traffic before IP Virtual Server rewrites packets, according to the tagged report. This is not a Windows kernel vulnerability, but it is relevant to infrastructure used alongside Windows environments, including Linux load balancers, Kubernetes nodes, WSL-adjacent development stacks, and hybrid estates. This page is useful for following the CVE’s technical scope, its disclosure context, and why Microsoft’s security coverage can extend beyond Windows to connected Linux infrastructure.
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    CVE-2026-45850: Microsoft flags Linux IPVS IPv6 checksum flaw beyond Windows

    Microsoft has published CVE-2026-45850 in its Security Update Guide for a Linux kernel IPVS flaw, disclosed by kernel.org on May 27, 2026, in which IPv6 extension headers can make TCP, UDP, or SCTP checksum validation fail before IP Virtual Server rewrites traffic. The bug is not a Windows...
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